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Max Blasdel
Professional Experience
Data Reporting & Analytics Consultant IV
Kaiser Permanente
Portland, OR
2022 - Present
- Automated document creation to eliminate ~40 hours/month of labor
- Led effort to transition web applications to R Shiny through development of code and trainings
- Perform ad-hoc analysis of disparate datasets through a combination of R, Python, and SQL
- Support team development through R package contributions
BI Engineer
Wavicle Data Solutions
Remote
2021 - 2022
- Provides leadership in team development environment
- Update, optimize, and document large R script codebase
- Maintain and debug R Shiny application
Data Analyst
CLEAResult
Portland, OR
2021
- Economic analysis and insights for energy related projects
- Create and maintain dashboards in Power BI
- Development of R packages for internal use
- ETL processes in Alteryx and database maintenance
Analyst
Cadmus Group
Portland, OR
2020 - 2021
- Conduct analysis and automate tasks with R
- Development of R Package for model applications
- Development and maintenance of Shiny applications
- Energy efficiency program evaluations and potential analysis
- Perform cost effectiveness analysis on utility programs
Research Assistant
Schatz Energy Research Center
Arcata, CA
2019 - 2020
- Provided mentorship and guidance for student staff members
- Use R to conduct spatial and non-spatial analysis for clean energy projects
- Write and maintain R code for parallel computing on large data
- Analyze wind energy generation data
- Worked and communicated across multiple teams and projects
Graduate Research Assistant
Schatz Energy Research Center
Arcata, CA
2017 - 2019
- Managed raster and tabular databases in ArcMap and R
- Contributed to methods for published framework document
- Developed a JavaScript web tool to visualize project results
Certifications
AWS Data Analytics - Specialty
N/A
Global
2022-2025
AWS Solutions Architect - Associate
N/A
Global
2022 - 2025
Personal Projects
Development Work
N/A
Portland, OR
Current
- Setup and maintenance of personal Shiny Server hosting apps and utilizing git webhooks
- Integrating Python and JavaScript into Shiny apps through R
- Python programming and automation with Raspberry PI
Contract Work
GIS/Data Analyst
N/A
Arcata, CA
2018 - 2019
- Built spatial R model for India cooking emissions study
- Joined and cleaned large polygon fie and found solutions to data irregularities
- Created graphs to convey results from this work in an upcoming publication
GIS/Data Analyst
Sierra Institute of California
Arcata, CA
2019
- Utilized R to combine public datasets and extract information on logging residues
- Prepared report ready mapping graphics to display data results
Education
Oregon State University
B.S. Natural Resource Management
Corvallis, OR
2014
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Portland State University
Graduate Certificate in GIS
Portland, OR
2015
Humboldt State University
M.S. Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
Arcata, CA
2019
Thesis: Decomposition of Woody Residue in the Context of Biomass Energy Utilization